Specific Learning Disability – Decoding
Reading Difficulties
On average, students with a prior SLD diagnosis who received Seeing Stars instruction achieved significant improvements in reading. They made large (statistically significant) standard score changes on all measures. Additionally, the 15-point percentile increase in Word Recognition and the 18-point increase in Comprehension puts these students within the normal range (25th–75th percentile).
Students With a Prior Specific Learning Disability (SLD) Diagnosis Who Received Decoding Instruction Only
Years: 2008-2019
Number of Students: 696
Average Age: 10.6
Average Hours of Instruction: 123.2
Lindamood-Bell Instruction Implemented: Seeing Stars